Although the Union was already the largest provider of ODA, it had made a formal commitment to raise the level of ODA to 0.39 per cent of gross national income (GNI) by 2006 as a first step towards achieving the United Nations goal of 0.7 per cent.
Aunque la Unión ya es el mayor proveedor de AOD, se ha comprometido oficialmente a aumentar el nivel de dicha ayuda hasta el 0,39% del ingreso nacional bruto (INB) para 2006, primera medida para lograr el objetivo del 0,7% fijado por las Naciones Unidas.